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The web catalogue is unavailable daily from 6:00-6:30 a.m. for scheduled maintenance.
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Library Catalogue and Website
The web team is blogging
November 14 , 2008
Read the Web Team Blog for news and information about the Library's web and interactive services.
Keyword Searching
August 1, 2008
This week, we have introduced a small change to the catalogue's keyword search.
From the keyword search box on the catalogue homepage,
you can search for a partial title, author, subject, or format, or combine different kinds of search terms (title and author, title and format, etc.). Examples:
Need help with searching? Check our help page or contact us.
Library Catalogue Update
June 3 , 2008
What have we been doing since our last update?
- Listening to you - We have spent a great deal of time reviewing the feedback we've received about the library catalogue. We have updated our FAQ pages based on your comments
- Planning functional and design improvements - In order to visualize how the catalogue could be better, we start by outlining potential changes on wireframes and developing design mock-ups
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Wireframe example
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- Focusing on "Your Account" and usability - Most of what we have heard from you relates to how Your Account works and the overall usability of the catalogue. This is where we plan to implement improvements first
- Testing - We've been doing both functional and usability testing to ensure that the changes we plan to make are real improvements
We are happy to report that these changes will be implemented by the end of the summer.
Want to provide feedback? Please contact us.
Improvements Implemented Today
March 26, 2008
The library implemented several sought-after improvements to the library catalogue today. Thanks to all your great feedback, you will find the following improvements:
- Our Newest Titles - Starting today, we have begun to release new titles lists
- New Adult Fiction
- New Adult French Fiction
- New Adult Graphic Books
- New Adult Nonfiction
- New Children's Fiction
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New Children's Picture Books
- New Teen Fiction
- New Teen Graphic Books
- New Adult Large Print
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Check back regularly. As more lists become available, they will be added. For more info on why you can’t see all the new titles, read the FAQ on this topic.
- You can see if an item is ‘In Transit’ to fill your hold request from Your Account
- If you are signed in and placing a hold, your home branch will be automatically set as your hold pick-up location
- You can now click the title of your checked-out items or holds in Your Account and see the full details about the title
- You can now sort the lists of checked out items and holds in Your Account
- You can now see the format (e.g. DVD) of your checked-out and hold items in Your Account
- You can now see your position in the holds queue (e.g. 38 of 123) relative to all the holds for the item in Your Account
You told us these lost features were important, so they have been our focus over the last several weeks. But rest assured, we’re not done. To learn more about what we are still working on, please check out the FAQ/Known Issues.
Questions or comments? Please Contact Us.
Update on the Catalogue
February 29, 2008
Improvements and fixes are being made on an ongoing basis - please continue to check back to this page for regular updates and tips.
New information:
Additional information and tips:
If you wish to provide feedback: Contact Us
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